Fractal #2 - Generating Ideas

Below are resources that were shared by Nan Woodson with the Leadership Team meeting on 1/9/13:

Below are some Web-based writing resources that the Leadership Team explored at their meeting on 1/9/13:

Barry Lane's Discover Writing Web Site:
- Home Page: http://www.discover-writing.com/
- Binoculars Writing with Details Lesson Plan: http://www.discover-writing.com/dec98.html
- List of Archived Lesson Plans: http://www.discover-writing.com/archive-index.html
Education Northwest 6 + 1 Traits of Writing:
- Homepage: http://educationnorthwest.org/traits
- Research-based Resources: http://educationnorthwest.org/resources
A Glossary of Good Beginnings and Happy Endings: http://drswift.nlsd.ab.ca/09%20Website/09%20Website/LA_8_Website_(09-10)/Past_Assignments_files/Writing%20Beginnings%20and%20Endings.pdf
Kim's Corner for Teacher Talk - Ideas for Writing: http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/menu.html
Narrative Writing Unit from Portland Public Schools: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/files/curriculum/Writing_Binder_Grade_4_Section_3.pdf
Six Trait Gurus:
- Homepage: http://sixtraitgurus.wordpress.com/
- Does the Common Core Address Voice?: http://sixtraitgurus.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/does-the-common-core-address-voice/
- Linking the CCSS with the Trait of Word Choice: http://sixtraitgurus.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/linking-the-ccss-with-the-trait-of-word-choice/
Writing Fix Web Site from the Northern Nevada Writing Project:
- Homepage: http://writingfix.com/
- Conventions:
  - Conventions Lessons and Resources: http://writingfix.com/6_traits/conventions.htm
  - Conventions Posters and Post Its: http://writingfix.com/6_traits/conventions.htm#poster
- Idea Development: http://writingfix.com/6_traits/idea_development.htm
- Organization: http://www.writingfix.com/6_traits/organization.htm
- Sentence Fluency:
  - Sentence Fluency Lessons and Resources: http://writingfix.com/6_traits/sentence_fluency.htm
  - Sentence Fluency Posters and Post Its: http://writingfix.com/6_traits/sentence_fluency.htm#poster
- Voice:
  - Voice Lessons and Resources: http://writingfix.com/6_traits/voice.htm
  - Voice Posters and Post Its: http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/Trait_Post_Its_voice.pdf
- Word Choice:
  - Word Choice Lessons and Resources: http://writingfix.com/6_traits/word_choice.htm
  - Word Choice Posters and Post It Notes: http://writingfix.com/6_traits/word_choice.htm#poster

The Most Important Prefixes and Suffixes
Nan said that Pat Cunningham says that if you teach your students just these common prefixes and suffixes, you’ll open 1500 words up to them:

Prefixes
- re
- in
- un
- d
- is
Suffixes
- ier
- est
- ed
- ing
- ful
- ment
- ious
- tion

Fractal 2 Resources

Fractal #2 - Generating Ideas